New Topic Limitations (Vanity)

[DaveLoneRanger]

Observing today that we are now limited to four topic/category selections when posting an article. I post articles almost every day, and today was the first I've seen of this, so this was just put in place.

This is less of a question than a notification. It's not an inconvenience to me, although I would like to know why.

Did I miss a mod lecture?

[DaveLoneRanger]

FR operations question.

[saganite]

I just went to post and all the topics selections look the same to me. Maybe you have the Beta version or maybe I'm not logged in.

[Dog]

They look the same to me..

[siunevada]

Yeah, I count 14 topic categories. Looks the same.

[freedumb2003]

It is directed at you alone.

No change for the rest of us.

[1rudeboy]

I noticed it also, but I'm of the opinion that if one cannot limit oneself to four topic fields, then one is not reading their descriptions properly.

[sonsofliberty2000]

Same as always !

[Palladin]

Did you scroll all the way down?

[DaveLoneRanger]

Make sure you're not confusing them with keywords.

And I do not mean that our topic categories have gone down in number. I mean the number of categories applicable to a particular thread. For example, I usually add the keywords "constitution, crime, culture, extended," and then the state to an armed citizen story. I am now limited to just four, thus, one (probably at this point, "culture") has to be eliminated.

Like I wrote, this is a new change, because it has not been the same way before.

[Michael Goldsberry]

we are now limited to four topic/category selections

Due to copyright complaints over duplicate technologies, Free Republic will be limited to four topics only.

1. Earth
2. Wind
3. Fire
4. Water

Thank you for your understanding.

[El Gato]

Observing today that we are now limited to four topic/category selections when posting an article

Interesting. On another thread, don't recall which one, someone complained about only being able to put in four keywords. But no one else saw the effect.

What's magic about four (4)?

[saganite]

OK. Misunderstood you.

[DaveLoneRanger]

IT'S THOSE ACCURSED BIASED MODS!

Just kidding, fellas...

[Vermonter]

From the post article page:

Topics Comma-separated list of no more than 4 topics; or press "Choose" to select from list REQUIRED

[frogjerk]

I only see three:

Animal, Vegetable or Mineral...

The Libs fit into all three.

[DaveLoneRanger]

Ha ha! Or:

Who
What
When
Where

(Why and How are for subscribers...)

[saganite]

Earth Wind and Fire is copywrited. We can only talk about water.

[freedumb2003]

[siunevada]

Got it.

Topics Comma-separated list of no more than 4 topics; or press "Choose" to select from list REQUIRED

I didn't notice the 'no more than 4'.

[JRios1968]

Time to groove...who cares about water?

[freedumb2003]

Next time, post something that says "rock appears to be a rock."

Then you´ll have all the topics available to you.

;)

[crazyhorse691]

I usually just buzz right thru that part so I am of no help . But, I am speculating that maybe because of troll attacks where the darlings check everything they can find, that the mods set up an early warning system.

[freedumb2003]

2 minutes 2 slow

[JRios1968]

Takes time to get higher quality...LOL

[freedumb2003]

LOL I said that throughout college!

[Rte66]

I'm sure you know what you're doing and I don't - but sometimes when I've gone to post a thread, I had to go into a different "forum" to post it, as there was no "post new" button on the regular browsing page I use.

I assume it's "News/Activism" where I start, but I know that once I was accidentally already in "General/Chat" or maybe "Crime/Corruption" and I, too, was limited in the choices I had for "topics." Could that be it?

[upchuck]

Using special powers granted to me by the FReeper Gods, I'm just back from looking at the programming code for the posting page.

There's been a recent modification which goes (paraphrasing):

If screen name=DaveLoneRanger then

Offer just four topics

else

Offer all topics

So, what makes you so special? J

[NapkinUser]

If it stops people from posting headlines in the keywords, it's a good thing.

Headline: Bush says deficit to be cut in half
Keywords: BE, BUSH, CUT, DEFICIT, HALF, IN, SAYS, TO

[Michael Goldsberry]

Earth Wind and Fire is copywrited. We can only talk about water.

LOL! You got me.

[MaryFromMichigan]

THIS will help...

;)

[MeanWestTexan]

Perhaps the topic selections page is evolving.

[saganite]

Soo----What brand of bottled water do you drink? ;^)

[freedumb2003]

We can only talk about water.

Great -- now I have to go wee wee ;)

[Michael Goldsberry]

What brand of bottled water do you drink? ;^)

Shiner Boch. (Hey, it contains water!)

;^)

[JRios1968]

College...the best 7 years of my life!

[saganite]

Bourbon! Ice cubes count.

[Michael Goldsberry]

Bingo! Cheers!

[freedumb2003]

Dude!

[Caipirabob]

This is an attempt to limit the impact of my AYBABTU and BADGER,BADGER posts.

[B4Ranch]

I think I see the problem; The same options as always are there. You just noticed the word "or" today.

Topics Comma-separated list of no more than 4 topics; or press "Choose" to select from list REQUIRED

[singfreedom]

Oh shoot, me too! "That word" seems to have that effect on me anymore.

[JRios1968]

College had entirely too much of it!

[Bean Counter]

I saw that today myself. Looks like a limit on keywords too, and I can understand why. Too many times we have posters who send whatever it is they want to post, to every available category, with a million different keywords. Go search on "zot" and take a look at what some of the trolls post stuff to...

I believe in brevity. If you cannot confine it to four categories, a quick note to the Admin Mod can certainly solve that for you.

[Beagle8U]

"Shiner Boch."

LOL..Shiner Bucket, Texas beer.

[Michael Goldsberry]

LOL..Shiner Bucket, Texas beer.

So, what's y'er poison, Michigan Yank?

(Don't make me chuk a hunk of Real BBQ at you!)

[Beagle8U]

My Son went to Texas with a buddy from College on a bass fishing trip, he brought me back some Shiner Bock.

They nicknamed it Shiner Bucket when he was there.

The beer wasn't bad, but I was warned to stay away from the Gumbo if I ever visited...lol

[Rb ver. 2.0]

Alt-F4 brings up the most recent changes.

[DaveLoneRanger]

Ho ho, nice try. Did anyone ever tell you that if you drag your hard disk icon to the trash, you will receive a personal check from Bill Gates?